ShareIndonesia unveils its first National Cooling Action Plan
The Indonesian government launched its first National Cooling Action Plan (I-NCAP) which focuses on air conditioning, food and healthcare cold chains, mobile air conditioning and process cooling.
Indonesia’s National Cooling Action Plan (I-NCAP) is in line with the country’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 32-43 percent by 2030, relative to the business-as-usual scenario, as outlined in its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) [1]. The I-NCAP is a comprehensive policy roadmap addressing the country’s increasing cooling demand, energy efficiency in cooling appliances, and promoting the use of low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants.
The I-NCAP focuses on five refrigeration sectors: air conditioning in buildings, food cold chains, healthcare cold chains, mobile air conditioning and process cooling. In 2020, the total electricity consumed by air conditioning in buildings and the food cold chain combined was 79 TWh, equivalent to 30% of the country’s total electricity consumption. In the absence of effective interventions in the building sector, electricity demand is expected to increase by nearly 400%, from 62 TWh in 2020 to 241 TWh by 2040 [2].
Through targeted policy interventions, market enablers and regulatory enforcement, technological and financial interventions, and capacity building strategies, the I-NCAP aims to mitigate this rise by half, limiting electricity demand for air conditioning to 104 TWh by 2040 [3].
The launch of the I-NCAP follows the implementation earlier this year of Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and energy labelling measures for 7 equipment, including air conditioners, refrigerators, and refrigerated display cabinets [3, 4].
The I-NCAP is an inter-ministerial policy roadmap led by Indonesia’s Directorate General of New, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation (EBTKE), in collaboration with numerous national stakeholders. It was developed with support from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and inputs from Sustainable Energy for All within the framework of the Cool Coalition.
Indonesia's national cooling action plan is available on the UN ESCAP website or on FRIDOC.
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Sources
[1] Republic of Indonesia. Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution 2022. https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/NDC/2022-09/ENDC%20Indonesia.pdf
[3] EBTKE Director General: The Government of Indonesia Must Continue to Effort to Reduction of Emissions (in Indonesian). https://ebtke.esdm.go.id/post/2024/08/09/3798/dirjen.ebtke.pemerintah.indonesia.harus.terus.upayakan.pengurangan.emisi